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Töpfer K, Upadhyay M, Meuwly M. Quantitative molecular simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:12767-12786. [PMID: 35593769 PMCID: PMC9158373 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01211a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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All-atom simulations can provide molecular-level insights into the dynamics of gas-phase, condensed-phase and surface processes. One important requirement is a sufficiently realistic and detailed description of the underlying intermolecular interactions. The present perspective provides an overview of the present status of quantitative atomistic simulations from colleagues' and our own efforts for gas- and solution-phase processes and for the dynamics on surfaces. Particular attention is paid to direct comparison with experiment. An outlook discusses present challenges and future extensions to bring such dynamics simulations even closer to reality.
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- Kai Töpfer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Jacob LSD, Lee KLK, Schmidt TW, Nauta K, Kable SH. The dynamics of CO production from the photolysis of acetone across the whole S1 ← S0 absorption spectrum: Roaming and triple fragmentation pathways. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:094303. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0080904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The unimolecular photodissociation dynamics of acetone spanning the entire S1 ← S0 absorption spectrum have been reinvestigated, with a focus on mechanisms that produce CO. At excitation wavelengths of λ > 305.8 nm, all photoproducts are formed on the S0 state after internal conversion. A roaming mechanism forming C2H6 + CO is active in the window λ = 311.2–305.8 nm. From λ = 305.8 to 262 nm, little or no CO is produced with the photochemistry dominated by the Norrish-type I C–C bond cleavage on the lowest excited triplet state, T1. At higher energy ( λ < 262 nm), an increasing fraction of CH3CO radicals from the primary reaction have sufficient internal energy to spontaneously decompose to CH3 + CO. A new model is presented to account for the kinetic energy distribution of the secondary CH3 radical, allowing us to determine the height of the energetic barrier to CH3CO decomposition as 68 ± 4 kJ mol−1, which lies midway between previous measurements. The fraction of CO from triple fragmentation rises smoothly from 260 to 248 nm. We see no evidence of the return of roaming, or any other S0 reaction, in this higher energy region of the first electronic absorption band.
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- L. S. D. Jacob
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Endo T, Neville SP, Lassonde P, Qu C, Fujise H, Fushitani M, Hishikawa A, Houston PL, Bowman JM, Légaré F, Schuurman MS, Ibrahim H. Electronic relaxation and dissociation dynamics in formaldehyde: pump wavelength dependence. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:1779-1786. [PMID: 34985091 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04264e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The effect of the incident UV pump wavelength on the subsequent excited state dynamics, electronic relaxation, and ultimate dissociation of formaldehyde is studied using first principles simulation and Coulomb explosion imaging (CEI) experiments. Transitions in a vibronic progression in the à ← X̃ absorption band are systematically prepared using a tunable UV source which generates pulses centered at 304, 314, 329, and 337 nm. We find, both via ab initio simulation and experimental results, that the rate of excited state decay and subsequent dissociation displays a prominent dependence on which vibronic transition in the absorption band is prepared by the pump. Our simulations predict that nonadiabatic transition rates and dissociation yields will increase by a factor of >100 as the pump wavelength is decreased from 337 to 304 nm. The experimental results and theoretical simulations are in broad agreement and both indicate that the dissociation rate plateaus rapidly after ≈2 ps following an ultrafast sub-ps rise.
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- Tomoyuki Endo
- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada. .,Kansai Photon Science Institute, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan.
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- National Research Council Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan.,Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14852, USA.,School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada.
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- National Research Council Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada.,Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada.
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Foley CD, Xie C, Guo H, Suits A. Quantum resonances and roaming dynamics in formaldehyde photodissociation. Faraday Discuss 2022; 238:249-265. [DOI: 10.1039/d2fd00050d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The unimolecular dissociation of formaldehyde is studied via excitation to the à band at several excitation energies from just below the ground state radical dissociation threshold to 5000 cm-1 above...
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Foley CD, Xie C, Guo H, Suits AG. Orbiting resonances in formaldehyde reveal coupling of roaming, radical, and molecular channels. Science 2021; 374:1122-1127. [PMID: 34822294 DOI: 10.1126/science.abk0634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Casey D Foley
- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Theoretical Physics Frontiers, Northwest University, Xian, Shaanxi 710127, China.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Xie C, Guan Y, Yarkony DR, Guo H. Vibrational energy levels of the S0 and S1 states of formaldehyde using an accurate ab initio based global diabatic potential energy matrix. Mol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2021.1918775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Changjian Xie
- Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Foley CD, Cooper GA, Tu J, Harmata M, Suits AG. HDCO radical dissociation thresholds by velocity map imaging. Mol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2020.1813344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- C. D. Foley
- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Endo T, Neville SP, Wanie V, Beaulieu S, Qu C, Deschamps J, Lassonde P, Schmidt BE, Fujise H, Fushitani M, Hishikawa A, Houston PL, Bowman JM, Schuurman MS, Légaré F, Ibrahim H. Capturing roaming molecular fragments in real time. Science 2020; 370:1072-1077. [DOI: 10.1126/science.abc2960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tomoyuki Endo
- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
- Kansai Photon Science Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
- Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14852, USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada
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Quinn MS, Nauta K, Kable SH. Disentangling the H2E, F(1Σg+) (v′=0−18)←X(1Σg+)(v″=3−9)(2+1) REMPI spectrum via 2D velocity-mapped imaging. Mol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2020.1836412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mitchell S. Quinn
- The University of New South Wales at Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- The University of New South Wales at Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- The University of New South Wales at Sydney, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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Quinn MS, Nauta K, Jordan MJT, Bowman JM, Houston PL, Kable SH. Rotational resonances in the H
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CO roaming reaction are revealed by detailed correlations. Science 2020; 369:1592-1596. [DOI: 10.1126/science.abc4088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mitchell S. Quinn
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Abstract
Roaming reactions were first clearly identified in photodissociation of formaldehyde 15 years ago, and roaming dynamics are now recognized as a universal aspect of chemical reactivity. These reactions typically involve frustrated near-dissociation of a quasibound system to radical fragments, followed by reorientation at long range and intramolecular abstraction. The consequences can be unexpected formation of molecular products, depletion of the radical pool in chemical systems, and formation of products with unusual internal state distributions. In this review, I examine some current aspects of roaming reactions with an emphasis on experimental results, focusing on possible quantum effects in roaming and roaming dynamics in bimolecular systems. These considerations lead to a more inclusive definition of roaming reactions as those for which key dynamics take place at long range.
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- Arthur G. Suits
- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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Guan Y, Yarkony DR. Accurate Neural Network Representation of the Ab Initio Determined Spin-Orbit Interaction in the Diabatic Representation Including the Effects of Conical Intersections. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:1848-1858. [PMID: 32062966 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A method for fitting ab initio determined spin-orbit coupling interactions, in the Breit-Pauli approximation, based on quasidiabatic representations using neural network fits is reported. The algorithm generalizes our recently reported neural network approach for representing the dipole interaction. The S0, S1, and T1 states of formaldehyde are used as an example. First, the two singlet states S0 and S1 are diabatized with a modified Boys Localization diabatization method. Second, the spin-orbit coupling between singlet and triplet states is transformed to the diabatic representation. This removes the discontinuities in the adiabatic representation. The diabatized spin-orbit couplings are then fit with smooth neural network functions. The analytic representation of spin-orbit coupling interactions in a diabatic basis by neural networks will make accurate full-dimensional quantum dynamical treatment of both internal conversion and intersystem crossing possible, which will help us to gain better understanding of both processes.
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- Yafu Guan
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Harrison AW, Kharazmi A, Shaw MF, Quinn MS, Lee KLK, Nauta K, Rowell KN, Jordan MJT, Kable SH. Dynamics and quantum yields of H2 + CH2CO as a primary photolysis channel in CH3CHO. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:14284-14295. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp06412a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new ketene + H2 channel in CH3CHO photolysis is not modelled by quasi-classical trajectories over the transition state.
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- Sydney
- Australia
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Suits AG. Invited Review Article: Photofragment imaging. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:111101. [PMID: 30501356 DOI: 10.1063/1.5045325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photodissociation studies in molecular beams that employ position-sensitive particle detection to map product recoil velocities emerged thirty years ago and continue to evolve with new laser and detector technologies. These powerful methods allow application of tunable laser detection of single product quantum states, simultaneous measurement of velocity and angular momentum polarization, measurement of joint product state distributions for the detected and undetected products, coincident detection of multiple product channels, and application to radicals and ions as well as closed-shell molecules. These studies have permitted deep investigation of photochemical dynamics for a broad range of systems, revealed new reaction mechanisms, and addressed problems of practical importance in atmospheric, combustion, and interstellar chemistry. This review presents an historical overview, a detailed technical account of the range of methods employed, and selected experimental highlights illustrating the capabilities of the method.
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- Arthur G Suits
- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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Lin KC, Tsai PY, Chao MH, Nakamura M, Kasai T, Lombardi A, Palazzetti F, Aquilanti V. Roaming signature in photodissociation of carbonyl compounds. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2018.1488951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- King-Chuen Lin
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan (ROC)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)
- Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Consortium for Computational Molecular and Materials Sciences (CMS)2, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy
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Tsai PY. A generalized unimolecular impulsive model for curved reaction path. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:234101. [PMID: 29935512 DOI: 10.1063/1.5030488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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This work aims to introduce a generalized impulsive model for unimolecular dissociation processes. This model allows us to take into account the curvature of the reaction path explicitly. It is a generalization of the previously developed multi-center impulsive model [P.-Y. Tsai and K.-C. Lin, J. Phys. Chem. A 119, 29 (2015)]. Several limitations of conventional impulsive models are eliminated by this study: (1) Unlike conventional impulsive models, in which a single molecular geometry is responsible for the impulse determination, the gradients on the whole dissociation path are taken into account. The model can treat dissociation pathways with large curvatures and loose saddle points. (2) The method can describe the vibrational excitation of polyatomic fragments due to the bond formation by multi-center impulse. (3) The available energy in conventional impulsive models is separated into uncoupled statistical and impulsive energy reservoirs, while the interplay between these reservoirs is allowed in the new model. (4) The quantum state correlation between fragments can be preserved in analysis. Dissociations of several molecular systems including the roaming pathways of formaldehyde, nitrate radical, acetaldehyde, and glyoxal are chosen as benchmarks. The predicted photofragment energy and vector distributions are consistent with the experimental results reported previously. In these examples, the capability of the new model to treat the curved dissociation path, loose saddle points, polyatomic fragments, and multiple-body dissociation is verified. As a cheaper computational tool with respect to ab initio on-the-fly direct dynamic simulations, this model can provide detailed information on the energy disposal, quantum state correlation, and stereodynamics in unimolecular dissociation processes.
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- Po-Yu Tsai
- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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Lee KLK, Quinn MS, Kolmann SJ, Kable SH, Jordan MJT. Zero-point energy conservation in classical trajectory simulations: Application to H2CO. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:194113. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5023508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Abstract
The phenomenon of roaming in chemical reactions has now become both commonly observed in experiment and extensively supported by theory and simulations. Roaming occurs in highly-excited molecules when the trajectories of atomic motion often bypass the minimum energy pathway and produce reaction in unexpected ways from unlikely geometries. The prototypical example is the unimolecular dissociation of formaldehyde (H2CO), in which the "normal" reaction proceeds through a tight transition state to yield H2 + CO but for which a high fraction of dissociations take place via a "roaming" mechanism in which one H atom moves far from the HCO, almost to dissociation, and then returns to abstract the second H atom. We review below the theories and simulations that have recently been developed to address and understand this new reaction phenomenon.
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- Joel M Bowman
- Department of Chemistry and Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
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